Central School, Gulfport, Mississippi

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Description

This color postcard features a three story building with two tower entrances and a cupola in the center of the roof. Small trees are in the yard and a wood fence runs in front of the building. The title in the upper left identifies the image as "Central School, Gulfport, Miss." The back of the postcard identifies the item as a postcard and provides indication for correspondence, address, and postage stamp placement. Two green one cent postage stamps are placed sideways across the top of the card. The card is postmarked for Gulfport, Mississippi, May 1, 1918. The card is inscribed and is addressed to Mrs. R. L. Bennett in Acworth, Georgia.

Transcription

Hello Mama got here all right and like fine will write you again soon Sam B. [sic]

Publication Date

5-1-1918

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Schools; Gulfport, MS

Geographic Location

Gulfport, MS

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_837_Postcard_Central-School-Gulfport-Miss_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Division, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 1: Gulfport Subcollection

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University